End of another week. Looking forward to the weekend.
It's starting to dawn on me just how evasive people are. In my new role there's a lot more liaising with other folk internally. Latest data ask which was sent I pinged back (with a far better source/alternative) because the question they were looking to answer wouldn't be fully covered by what we could provide. No response to my response but I've heard there have been rumblings elsewhere about how to get the work done by us. Figured out this isn't a "what's the best way to get the job done" scenario, but a "why am I not getting what I want?" situation - even if the thing which is wanted, isn't the thing which is needed.
I've also noticed I need to get out of the automatic "why has X done Y?" response as it immediately drives up my stress levels and puts me in the wrong (snowballing) frame of mind. My observation that (mainly confused) people working in organisations is naturally chaotic has really been put to the test this week. Good opportunity to develop self-management skills though and I've picked up where I've not handled things quite as well as I could have done.
The gossip though.... strewth the gossip! Sometimes I really miss solitary working.
(also reading some retellings of Norse mythology by Neil Gaiman - really enjoying that)
End of another week. Looking forward to the weekend.
It's starting to dawn on me just how evasive people are. In my new role there's a lot more liaising with other folk internally. Latest data ask which was sent I pinged back (with a far better source/alternative) because the question they were looking to answer wouldn't be fully covered by what we could provide. No response to my response but I've heard there have been rumblings elsewhere about how to get the work done by us. Figured out this isn't a "what's the best way to get the job done" scenario, but a "why am I not getting what I want?" situation - even if the thing which is wanted, isn't the thing which is needed.
I've also noticed I need to get out of the automatic "why has X done Y?" response as it immediately drives up my stress levels and puts me in the wrong (snowballing) frame of mind. My observation that (mainly confused) people working in organisations is naturally chaotic has really been put to the test this week. Good opportunity to develop self-management skills though and I've picked up where I've not handled things quite as well as I could have done.
The gossip though.... strewth the gossip! Sometimes I really miss solitary working.
(also reading some retellings of Norse mythology by Neil Gaiman - really enjoying that)
